五胡

1. • Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 xiōngnú, Xianbei 鲜卑 xiānbēi, Jie 羯 jié, Di 氐 dī, Qiang 羌 qiāng, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六国 wǔhúshíliùguó

Character by character

• 五(wǔ)five
• 胡(hú)non-Han people, esp. from central Asia